MI MI - Alexandra Brueger, 31, fatally shot while jogging, Rose Twp, 30 July 2016 #1

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...and I just made my 1000th post (this is # 1001). Apparently one gets an award and points for it. Yay! I hope I can redeem these points for a free trip to Bermuda. (I was going to say Hawaii, but maybe not).

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Jogger’s death continues to haunt family, community

Jogger’s death continues to haunt family, community

Brueger was described as small in stature at 4-feet, 9-inches tall, weighing 98 pounds. Despite her small size, her parents said she was mighty in presence.
 Her mother has often said that from the back, her daughter resembled a 12-year-old child. “Who would shoot a child in the back?” she asked.


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Where did it say she was halfway through the jog? The language I recall is "the middle of her jog," which would simply mean that she had started but not finished; she could have been 1% through or 99% through. Few in the US would interpret middle so literally as to think it meant half way.
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"Middle" dictionary definition generally means equidistant between two extremes i.e halfway.
 

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Where did it say she was halfway through the jog? The language I recall is "the middle of her jog," which would simply mean that she had started but not finished; she could have been 1% through or 99% through. Few in the US would interpret middle so literally as to think it meant half way.
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"Middle" dictionary definition generally means equidistant between two extremes i.e halfway.

Ozoner is correct: In the U.S., the phrase "in the middle of" merely implies "being in the process of doing something".
 

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...and I just made my 1000th post (this is # 1001). Apparently one gets an award and points for it. Yay! I hope I can redeem these points for a free trip to Bermuda. (I was going to say Hawaii, but maybe not).

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...and I just made my 1000th post (this is # 1001). Apparently one gets an award and points for it. Yay! I hope I can redeem these points for a free trip to Bermuda. (I was going to say Hawaii, but maybe not).

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Congrats, and I agree -- it does look great! Oh no, about your avatar. It must be a size issue -- can you reduce it? Frankly, I'm surprised I even made it back on here... if there's something wacky that can possibly happen to a person with techie stuff, it's me! (I don't exactly get the trophy points thing... can I win a package of bubblegum or WS pen with enough points, or does it get me outta trouble if I say something I shouldn't? )
 

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...and I just made my 1000th post (this is # 1001). Apparently one gets an award and points for it. Yay! I hope I can redeem these points for a free trip to Bermuda. (I was going to say Hawaii, but maybe not).

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Ozoner is correct: In the U.S., the phrase "in the middle of" merely implies "being in the process of doing something".

Once I work out how to add a link I can add the dictionary definition I quoted. I know what you mean though re "in the middle of something" like in the middle of washing up for example.
 

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Once I work out how to add a link I can add the dictionary definition I quoted. I know what you mean though re "in the middle of something" like in the middle of washing up for example.
I think when saying 'in the middle of' when referring to an action, is used more as a term of speech, rather than an equidistant position on an object.
 

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I think when saying 'in the middle of' when referring to an action, is used more as a term of speech, rather than an equidistant position on an object.

Yes I understand that but the news said in the middle of a 16k run (10 miles), and I was answering the question " who said 1.5 miles from home" with the example of middle not actually being halfway in this example because she was actually only 1.5/1.6 miles from home when shot.
 
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Once I work out how to add a link I can add the dictionary definition I quoted. I know what you mean though re "in the middle of something" like in the middle of washing up for example.
The dictionary definition isn't, so there's no need to post it. "In the middle of" is a common expression here in the U.S. No one would interpret that language based on a a dictionary definition (which is just one definition among many, anyway).
 

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